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What lasted from 1348-1350?
The Black Death
The Great Stink
The Black Plague
The Church's belief in Galen's Theories
What was first invented in 1470?
The first British printing press
The smallpox vaccine
The first microscope
The first medically used needle/syringe
What was the title of Vesalius' works published in 1543?
The Fabric of the Human Body
The Fabrica of the Mundane
On The Fabric of The Human Body
Humani Corpori Fabrica Libri
When did William Harvey publish his discoveries in 'On the Motions of the Heart and Blood'?
1628
1630
1626
1625
When was the Royal Society founded?
1660
1661
1674
1658
What major event began in 1665?
The discovery of the Smallpox vaccine
The spread of Cholera
The Great Plague
James Simpson's discovery of chloroform
When did Thomas Sydenham publish his observations on illnesses like 'gout' in the book 'Medical Observations'?
1676
1670
1680
1679
In 1798, who published his finding and on what?
Edward Jenner on vaccinations
Joseph Lister on antiseptics
James Simpson on anaesthetic
Louis Pasteur on the germ theory
What anaesthetic does James Simpson discover in 1847?
Chloroform
Cholera
Chlorine
Chlosterol
Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine was made compulsory in...?
1853
1850
1851
1852
In 1855 the book 'On the Mode of Communication of Cholera' was written by whom?
Jhon Snow
John Snow
John Simpson
Johnathan Simpson
Florence Nightingale published what book in 1859?
Notes on Nursing
Help with Nursing
How to Nurse
The Nurse's Guide
The Germ Theory by Louis Pasteur was published in what year?
1861
1860
1871
1867
The Public Health Act was passed in what year?
1875
1870
1876
1880
What spores did Robert Koch identify in 1876?
Anthrax
Cowpox
Tuberculosis Bacteria
Staphylococcal
When were x-rays discovered by Wilhelm Rontgen?
1889
1890
1895
1892
Ehrlich and Hata discovered the first bullet in 1909, what was it called?
Salvarsan 606
Salasar 606
Prontosil
Prontosilis
When did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?
1926
1928
1925
1930
When was the second magic bullet discovered (by Domagk) and what was it called?
Penicillin, 1930
Prontosil, 1932
Protosilin, 1940
Pelisiln, 1936
What did Florey and Chain do in 1938-1940?
Purify Penicillin
The DNA structure
Distribute Penicillin in America
Start the Human Genome Project
When was was diphtheria vaccination campaign launched by the government?
1940
1945
1950
1955
The NHS was founded in what year?
1948
1947
1943
Watson and Crick made what discovery in 1953?
The structure of DNA
The existence of human stem cells
The discovery of subatomic particles
Nerves in the human brain
The first Polio vaccination campaign set up by the government was in what year?
1956
1953
1960
Cigarette adverts were banned from television in what year?
1965
1964
1963
1962
The very first heart transplant was performed by whom in what year?
Christiaan Barnard, 1967
Aneurin Bevan, 1964
James Watson, 1969
Edwin Chadwick, 1970
The Human Genome Project was completed in what year?
2001
2000
2003
2005
Smoking was banned in public places in what time period?
2006-2007
2005-2006
2008-2009
2004-2005